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The Science of Well-Being

Yale's legendary happiness course. Evidence-based strategies to boost well-being and build better habits.

Yale UniversityBy Laurie Santos
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(39,000 reviews)4,500,000 students enrolled

About this course

In this course you will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits. Based on Yale's most popular course, it debunks misconceptions about happiness and teaches evidence-based strategies for well-being.

Skills you'll gain

Positive PsychologyWell-BeingHabit FormationGratitudeMindfulness

Syllabus

1
Misconceptions About Happiness
2
Why Our Expectations Are So Bad
3
How Can We Overcome Our Biases
4
Stuff That Really Makes Us Happy
5
Putting Strategies into Practice
6
Start Your Final Rewirement Challenge
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Duration10 weeks
Effort1-3 hours/week
Levelbeginner
LanguageEnglish
SubtitlesSpanish, Portuguese, French +1